Strazhitsa climate — normals and trends
Strazhitsa (Bulgaria) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.5 °C and it receives 669 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (22.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Strazhitsa averages 78 frost days, 23 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 108 rainy days per year.
Strazhitsa has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 93 to 63 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.7 °C (on 5 July 2000) and the coldest -26.5 °C (on 25 January 1942).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
StrazhitsaVeliko Tarnovo
- coords
- 43.23°, 25.97°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.5°C
Average daily high
16.2°C
Average daily low
7.0°C
Annual rainfall
669mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
13.1km/h
Seasonal range
22.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
78 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
23 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
108 d/yr
Annual snowfall
85.1 cm
Average feels-like high
15.0 °C
Average feels-like low
5.0 °C
Average peak gust
29.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
6 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
40.7 °C
5 July 2000
Coldest day
-26.5 °C
25 January 1942
Wettest day
74 mm
20 August 1949
Windiest day
39.8 km/h
5 June 2001
Strongest gust
88.2 km/h
1 January 1971
Hottest feels-like
42.9 °C
5 July 2000
Coldest feels-like
-31.9 °C
25 January 1942
Snowiest day
28.4 cm
7 March 1984
Sunniest day
14.9 h
3 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.4 °C | +6.1 °C | 11 mm | -40 mm |
| Feb | 3.4 °C | -2.5 °C | 34 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 15.8 °C | +5.5 °C | 32 mm | -22 mm |
| Apr | 16.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 44 mm | -19 mm |
| May | 20.2 °C | -1.0 °C | 91 mm | +15 mm |
| Jun | 29.3 °C | +4.2 °C | 23 mm | -57 mm |
| Jul | 32.7 °C | +5.2 °C | 33 mm | -30 mm |
| Aug | 30.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 25 mm | -19 mm |
| Sep | 26.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 17 mm | -25 mm |
| Oct | 15.9 °C | -1.5 °C | 184 mm | +140 mm |
| Nov | 14.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 61 mm | +9 mm |
| Dec | 6.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 32 mm | -24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Strazhitsa?
Strazhitsa has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.5 °C and it receives 669 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Strazhitsa?
The hottest day measured in Strazhitsa between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 2000, reaching 40.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Strazhitsa?
The coldest day measured in Strazhitsa between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1942, at -26.5 °C.
Does it snow in Strazhitsa?
Yes. Strazhitsa gets on average 85.1 cm of snow per year and has around 78 frost days.
Has the climate of Strazhitsa warmed?
Yes: Strazhitsa warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Strazhitsa?
The wettest day measured in Strazhitsa between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 1949, with 74 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Strazhitsa?
The windiest day measured in Strazhitsa between 1940 and 2025 was 5 June 2001, with winds reaching 39.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Strazhitsa?
The warmest month in Strazhitsa is July (22.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Strazhitsa?
Strazhitsa receives on average 669 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 108 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Strazhitsa?
Strazhitsa gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Strazhitsa?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Strazhitsa between 1940 and 2025 was 7 March 1984, with 28.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Strazhitsa?
Yes: Strazhitsa has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Strazhitsa?
In Strazhitsa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.9 °C on 5 July 2000, and the lowest was -31.9 °C on 25 January 1942.
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